Cool, sunny, NW3 - Superb weather for showing Mark from the USA around the peninsula in sparkling light amid the bright sunshine and with the wind easing off through the day. Burrowes lake delivered the juvenile White-winged Black Tern (now been present for a fortnight) along with seven Black Terns, three Avocets, two Common Sandpipers and at least 12 Wigeons amongst the common wildfowl. The circular route was short on passerines due to the brisk wind with only a handful of Yellow Wagtails, Chiffchaffs, Lesser Whitethroats and Cetti`s Warblers of note. All three species of egrets were present, plus a Common Snipe over the hayfields, several Marsh Harriers, Common Buzzards, a Peregrine and a Sparrowhawk, while Kestrels were everywhere; we must`ve seen around 50 throughout the day. We then moved onto the Scotney sand pit where, incredibly, we found another juvenile Red-necked Phalarope to compliment the Lade bird a week ago; although this time the light was much better for viewing and we spent a couple of hours watching it feeding on a pool below. Other waders present included Wood, Green and Common Sandpipers, five Common Snipes, three Avocets, a Ringed Plover, Black-tailed Godwit and a Dunlin; what a fantastic site this has been for waders all summer with over 30 species recorded. We finished the day at the Scotney bend with 75 Curlews on the sward and a Ruff on the island amongst a host of Lapwings and feral geese.
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